Hispanic-moorish door

Status:The upper part of the right side door is damaged (see pictures).

Hispanic-moorish door from the 19th century. The door is decorated in geometric shapes, made up of diamonds and squares, featuring nails, that are both practical and useful. There is also q cleverly thoughout smaller door with a horse shoe arch. This allows a person to slip through without opening the double doors.

The style Hispanic-moorish can be found in various art forms, especially architecture, that developped in the Iberian Peninsula under the Muslim domination from the 8th to the 15th century. Certain western regions of North Africa also followed this style. These door are reminiscent of the Great Mosque in Cordova, the Alhambra of Grenada, Sevilla or Saragossa, these all being representatives of the hispanic-moorish art.